Vintage 2008 Claim Chowder: iPhone Doomed to
Failure Windows Mobile 7 Plans for 2009 Leaked

post from Daring Fireball on 26 April 2011 10:04:40 PM. © Daring Fireball

Time to check in on this one. Doubly delicious, for being wrong about both the iPhone and Windows Phone 7.

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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23744?nwwpkg=iphone

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iPhone, Like Generalissimo Francisco Franco, Is
Still Dead

post from Daring Fireball on 26 April 2011 09:04:15 PM. © Daring Fireball

Henry Blodget once again says iPhone fans should be “scared” and that Android is going to win the world. Here’s what I believe to be his faulty assumption:

Why do Android’s gains matter? Can’t Apple just hold onto the“premium” segment of the market?
The Android gains matter because technology platform markets tendto standardize around a single dominant platform (see Windows inPCs, Facebook in social, Google in search). And the more dominantthe platform becomes, the more valuable it becomes and the harderit becomes to dislodge.

His assumption is that one platform will win and all others will lose. If that’s true, I actually think he’s right that Android will likely be that winner. I just don’t think it’s true. (I also think he’s wrong that technology markets “tend” to have one overwhelming winner.) There’s room for iOS (and the iPhone specifically) and Android to succeed and grow.

As we’ve said before, Apple is fighting a very similar war to theone it fought — and lost — in the 1990s.

Keep in mind that Apple’s penalty for losing the PC war in the 1990s is that it is now the most profitable PC maker in the world.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/android-versus-iphone-smartphone-share-2011-4

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PlayStation Network User Data Was Compromised

post from Daring Fireball on 26 April 2011 07:04:02 PM. © Daring Fireball

Sony, in a message to PlayStation Network account holders:

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident,we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the followinginformation that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip),country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocitypassword and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possiblethat your profile data, including purchase history and billingaddress (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocitypassword security answers may have been obtained. If you haveauthorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data withrespect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there isno evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, wecannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your creditcard data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of anabundance of caution we are advising you that your credit cardnumber (excluding security code) and expiration date may have beenobtained.

Not good.

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Read The Full Article:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qrioc
ity/

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Amateur Hour Is Over, Indeed

post from Daring Fireball on 26 April 2011 07:04:02 PM. © Daring Fireball

Craig Hunter on RIM’s latest PlayBook ads:

This type of marketing says everything about RIM’s corporate delusion.

(Hunter’s review of the PlayBook last week is good, too.)

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http://hrtapps.com/blogs/20110426/

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StackPad Wallpaper Designer for iPad on sale due
to first major update

post from prMac on 26 April 2011 06:35:00 PM. © prMac

Independent iOS developer Erwin Zwart has released StackPad 1.2, an update to his wallpaper designer for iPad. With StackPad, users can create photo-collage like wallpapers with the perfect resolution for their iPad. Users can add as many of their own pictures as they like to the workspace. The update contains a lot of user suggested new functions and small fixes and tweaks, and is free for the already 20,000+ worldwide users.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-24819.htm

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Jot!, the Highest-rated Paid iPad Whiteboard,
Launches Jot! Live Sharing

post from prMac on 26 April 2011 03:30:00 PM. © prMac

Tabula Rasa introduces Jot! Live Sharing, a way for Jot users to collaborate on a shared whiteboard in real-time over the Internet with their iPad. Using Jot! is great way to record and communicate your ideas. But something special happens when you can collaborate immediately with someone far away. Now, collaborators of all types - teachers, programmers, inventors, builders, or parents - can share ideas using Jot! in real-time. Jot! users can whiteboard their ideas with others wherever they are.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-24813.htm

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Joes Poker HD Comes to the iPad for Addictive
Poker Play

post from prMac on 26 April 2011 03:19:00 PM. © prMac

Independent developer Joe Pitto has released Joes Poker HD 1.0 for iPad. The poker app that will occupy every spare minute of your day. Take Poker to another level of fun! Hundreds of other players have already joined the Poker sensation. Now brought to you exclusively for the iPad with stunning graphics, sound and extra features. The original Joes American Poker was included in Apples What's Hot Section and in the New & Noteworthy Section.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-24759.htm

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Intego Releases VirusBarrier Plus for Virus and
Malware Protection

Intego, the Mac security specialist, today released VirusBarrier Plus, a new Mac antivirus and anti-malware program. Sold exclusively through the Mac App Store, VirusBarrier Plus offers protection from both Mac and Windows malware, as well as other types of malware, malicious scripts, and more. VirusBarrier Plus also offers free malware definition updates. New malware definitions are provided at least twice a week, users can check for updates to malware definitions simply by clicking a button.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-24812.htm

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Intego Updates VirusBarrier Express Malware and
Virus Protection for Mac

Intego, the Mac security specialist, today announced an update to its hugely popular VirusBarrier Express, free Mac antivirus and anti-malware program. The first antivirus and anti-malware program available from the Mac App Store, VirusBarrier Express has been downloaded nearly 1 million times. In version 1.1 of VirusBarrier Express, Intego has improved and simplified the program's malware definition update system. Mac malware definitions are now free, and are updated at least once a month.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-24811.htm

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Lines Master a Fun and Colorful Game Based on the
Classic Game, Lines

Dereza Art Studio announces the release of Lines Master 1.0 for iOS. Lines Master is an amazing logical game that contains 4 unique colorful game fields and fascinating game play. The main purpose of the game is to clear chosen game fields by arranging appropriate objects. Each time you move the objects on the game field more and more differing objects will appear. The fun includes four unique game fields, colorful and realistic graphics and deep live sound.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-24810.htm

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